Imperial Collection of Mathematical Essentials, Vol. 3
御製數理精蘊(3)
Chinese
1723
107 pages
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No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
The 'Shuli Jingyun' (Imperial Collected Mathematical Essence) is a massive 53-volume mathematical encyclopedia compiled under the Kangxi Emperor and published in 1723. While it is extensively discussed in scholarly works on the history of Chinese science (such as those by Jean-Claude Martzloff and Benjamin Elman found in search results), no complete or partial English translation of the text itself was found in any of the searched catalogs. The work's technical nature and vast scale make it a subject of historical analysis rather than a candidate for full translation.
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This volume presents the high-precision logarithm tables commissioned by the Kangxi Emperor to modernize Chinese science. Readers will discover how the Qing dynasty used these mathematical tools to standardize astronomy, land surveying, and the imperial calendar. It is a primary record of how global scientific exchange helped shape the administrative power of the Qing state.
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